The cheap tax "Jive Talkin'" offering from National just before the 2014 election.

How's this for a great incentive to give your 2014 vote to National. A proposed $500 Million pool of cash put aside and returned to taxpayers! Tax break time - yeah!

Now that looks like a deliciously sweet little carrot jingling in front of us right?... wrong!

When you break down the numbers it works out that the average NZ wage earner would receive $1.30 back in their hand a day!

Is this supposed to be an election bribe? Pretty feeble attempt if so.

Most Kiwi's have already voiced there opinions saying that this small amount would not make a difference to their day to day living and expenses and this money would be better spent where it is needed, on Education, Health. Basically, this offer is an irresponsible way to waste government funds as the recent surplus was only wafer thin and with NZ's overseas debt swiftly closing in on $100 Billion.

But there's more - it won't happen until 2017 and even then nothing is promised - if the economy isn't rocking in 3 years then this carrot goes straight in the trash.